Gate.



A. V. ROWE.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19. 1915.

1,23%,6G, Patented. July 10, 1917.

UNTTEE TA ALVIN V. ROWE, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

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Application filed June 19, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ALVIN V. ROWE, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements 1n gates, the principal object being the provision of a gate which is simple and strong in construction and may be readily and quickly assembled.

A. further object is the provision of a gate, including longitudinal boards or members and transverse or cross members, the latter being of channel iron, faced inwardly and having slots therethrough located between the longitudinal boards or members so that the securing means does not pass through the longitudinal boards or members.

A further object is the provision in such a structure of diagonally extending bracing means in the form of wire, extending from one set of the transverse or cross channel iron members to another set.

A further object includes the improvement in the details of the hinge construction.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and then sought to be defined in the appended claims, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and which shows merely for the purpose of illustrative disclosure, a preferred embodiment of my invention, it being understood that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claims without digressing from my inventive idea.

In the drawings Figure l is an elevation of a gate constructed according to my invention, mounted in position for use;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of the upper hinge portion of the gate;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings the numeral 1 designates the longitudinal members of the gate which are usually wooden boards or planks and the numeral 2 designates the transverse or cross pieces or members which are arranged in pairs, as shown, and extend vertically. These cross pieces Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Serial No. 34,975.

are formed of channel iron faced inwardly so that the edges of the flanges bear on the longitudinal boards or members, thereby permitting ventilation and reducing the bearing surface between the cross pieces or members and the longitudinal boards or members to a minimum. These cross pieces or members are secured to the longitudinal boards or members by means of bolts 3 passing through apertures in the upper and lower ends of the same. It is to be noted particularly, that this securing means is used only in connection with the upper and lower longitudinal boards or members. These cross pieces or members 2 are also provided with a plurality of slots 4: arranged so as to be positioned between the longitudinal boards or members 1. Bolts 5 pass through said slots l so as to clamp the channel iron cross pieces together adjacent the intermediate longitudinal boards or members 1, the slots being provided for any necessary adjustment, due to variation in size of the longitudinal boards or members.

In connection with this gate, I also pro vide a novel form of bracing means which includes the hook 6 adjustable as at 7 on one of the bolts 5. To this hook is connected a wire 8, which extends diagonally to one of the lowermost bolts 5 extending through one of the other pairs of transverse pieces or members 2, as shown. The adjustment is provided for taking up any slack in the wire 8. It is to be noted that at the rear or hinge end of the gate the hook 6 is connected to the hinge 9, the details of which will subsequently be described.

I show two forms of this bracing structure, one wherein the wire extends from the upper portion of one pair of cross pieces or members 2 to the lower portion of the next adjacent pair and another form where the wire extends from the upper portion of the rear pair of cross pieces or members 2 to the lower portion of the front pair of cross pieces or members 2. It is to be understood that this arrangement may be varied as desired, and also that the bracing wires may be used in pairs on opposite sides of the gate instead of merely on one side, this being an obvious adaptation of the idea.

The advantages derived from the structure described, reside in the elimination of the points ofcontact between the metal parts of the gate and the wooden parts of the gate, thereby reducing the possibility of rusting and also reducing theplaces where moisture can accumulate and cause rottening of the wood, with the resultant deterioration in life and efliciency of the gate. v H

This structure also permits of ready as sembling of the gate and also of., vario,us necessary adjustments, due to variation in the size of the material used There areno holes through ,the intermediate longitudinal boards ore-"members. 1 andlthe mumber of holesitlirough the top and bottom longitudinalboards or. members ,1 are reduced, to a minimum.

It is i also 7 to ,be noted that, these holesmay be all, boredin one and the samepperation as, the holes; in, the top and; rbottom boards on; members gori 'espond. The use of the channel iron prevents ,unnecessarry, rusting and-rottening, due to moisture on account ofv the; access; of, air within the channel iron cross, pieces or. members. I a

, lheparticular h nge c )nstruct1 on util zed in thisagate includes the strap bars on members l0 and the hinge block ll, the. latter preiierably being in the formotapasting of peculiar, sh ape l avingj tlie pin-tle receiving opening 12. Th-is hinge blocknr memberll is provided,,-with a reduced portion lii having, the upper and ,lower flange 14;, between which :arepositioned the strap, members 1 0,

theseiilatter beingjnsetas indicated at 15 so that theendchannel ,iron-cross pieces or membersiQ will engage thestrap members as shown, particnlarly ini F1g 3. Th s 1111:1531

portion of .the hinge block or anembeeis formedat auslightangle so as to rece ye the strapmembers lOwhich extend atan angle ,iron members are secured to the hinge block by means ofibolt, 16 andtothe boardsby boardszor members ofthe gate These ,strap means ofbolt 17, an additional bolt 18 being provided to receive the hook 19, previously referred to, and-to which the bracing .wireis securedne 3 .4 This particular form othingeis very simple, composedof few partsandstrong in construction. It is ,onlynecessary, to bore one ;hole in the hinge block and, three holes in ,each of the :Strap members 10, The-, parts are readilyreversible so that the same castingsum aybeused, for both, the v u pper and 1The;;particularform or atljustableliliook usedin this disclosure, .is shown I the best in 'Fig; '2 and ineludes the ,hook oreye member 19 having the screw threaded portion.20,g ,on

which is, slidably,mounted the L shaped member 21 the nut 22 being provided for adjustment. The lower portion of this ,L-shaped ;membe,r. 21,,is provided with a grooved lug or: extension 23 abou hwhich the Wire is adapted to be looped, as shown. This is merely one form of a devlve which is used to provide the necessary adjustable connection.

What I claim is 1. A gate including in combination, a plu rality of longitudinal members and a plurality of "transverse members ;a1-range ic1,, 'in pairs, on opposite sides of said longitudinal members, SZLlCl transverse members being secured to the upper, and lower longitudinal lawn members andhav ng long tud nally extending v justing 'slots located {between the inte diafi lQ l l ud ll, ifiiiim and 'bolts pass ing, throiigli said adjusting-"slots" to clamp the transverse members tothe tudinal members; i 1 2. A a gate alinsdi adi isiinei l ts min rs. said transverse member, t 'cl'arhp theftransverse 7 members tb,,thejlori ttudinal members. "1 p Ag e icl fi gi"n:,. m inai mx nlara' tr lon it dina m mb rs, rahty of tran' arranged in Pairs ea QPPQa t i sides fl s i 'leflgiwidinal members said emembe "havin a -rlrral ty la n ate]: iei i 'id' 5 ranged betureensaid longitudinal members,

,a nd bol ts passing through thei aliii 'ed slots in eacli transverse'inembers to clamp ,the transirerse member's toft'he longitud nal membermand brajcing mea s in the lfq 93 ar feqc e r e to be of a o ofone ,Of Sa/Id palrs of'transverse members an .s i s d a na ly 1 0. 'nejb Sa bolts qfjanoaier pair or 's'aid"tr'ansv'e rse members, and means for adjusting the ten- 5. A gate 1nc rality of longitudinal members, a plurality of luding 1n combinatlon, a plutransverse members arranged in spaced relation and connected to said longitudinal member and diagonally extending bracing means secured to the upper portion of each transverse member and extending to the lower portion of the adjacent transverse members, the diagonally extending bracing memebrs being arranged alternately on opposite sides of said longitudinal members and including means for adjusting the tension of said diagonally extending bracing members.

6. In a gate having a plurality of longitudinal members and a plurality of transverse members secured together, diagonally extending bracing means connecting one of said transverse brace members With another, said bracing means including a connecting means having an eye provided With a threaded portion, an L-shaped member having a sleeve slidable on said eye member, a nut on the screw threaded portion thereof, to limit the movement of said sleeve, said diagonal bracing means being connected to the other end of said L-shaped member.

7. A gate including in combination, longitudinal members and transverse members arranged in pairs on opposite sides of said longitudinal members and secured thereto, bracing means in the form of a Wire secured to one of said pairs of transverse members and extending diagonally to another pair of transverse members, and means for connecting said bracing means to said transverse members including an eye having a threaded portion, and L-shaped member having a sleeve slidable 011 said eye member, a nut on the screw threaded portion thereof to limit the movement of said sleeve, said Wire being connected to the other end of said L-shaped member.

8. A gate including in combination, a plu, rality of longitudinal members and a plurality of pairs of transverse members arranged on opposite sides of the longitudinal members and secured thereto, a plurality of bracing means in the form of Wires, secured to the upper portions of said pairs of said transverse members and extending to the loWer portions of the adjacent pairs of transverse members.

ALVIN V. ROWE.

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